Phylotranscriptomics reveals the reticulate evolutionary history of a widespread diatom species complex.

ABSTRACT: In contrast to surveys based on a few genes that often provide limited taxonomic resolution, transcriptomes provide a wealth of genomic loci that can resolve relationships among taxonomically challenging lineages. Diatoms are a diverse group of aquatic microalgae that includes important bioindicator species and many such lineages. One example is Nitzschia palea, a widespread species complex with several morphologically defined taxonomic varieties, some of which are critical pollution indicators. Morphological differences among the varieties are subtle and phylogenetic studies based on a few genes fail to resolve their evolutionary relationships. We conducted morphometric and transcriptome analyses of 10 Nitzschia palea strains to resolve the relationships among strains and taxonomic variet

SUBMITTER: Ciftci O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804273 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature